Ray Wert

{{Short description|American editor}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Ray Wert

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| nationality = American

| alma_mater = Michigan State University

| occupation = Author, writer, journalist

| spouse = {{marriage|Mallory McMorrow|2017}}

| children = 1

}}

Ray Wert is an American journalist who was formerly head of content sales at Gawker Media and the editor-in-chief of the Gawker-owned automotive weblog Jalopnik.{{cite news|url=http://www.dbusiness.com/DBusiness/January-February-2013/Ray-Wert-Launches-Digital-Content-and-Tiny-Toy-Car/|title=Ray Wert Launches Digital Content and Tiny Toy Car|newspaper=Dbusiness Magazine|date=24 January 2013|access-date=January 24, 2013}}

He was previously a senior staffer for Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm and a campaign staffer for presidential candidate John Kerry.{{cite web|url=http://www.michigan.gov/gov/0,1607,7-168-21984_21985-58633--,00.html|title=Granholm-Cherry Announce More Key Senior Staff Appointments|work=Michigan.gov|access-date=December 20, 2003}} Wert has written for The New York Times, Popular Mechanics and Cat Fancy,{{cite web|url=http://www.popularmechanics.com/automotive/new_cars/4255003.html|title=Whatever Happened to Concept Cars Anyway? Analysis|work=Popular Mechanics|access-date=March 19, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080321015523/http://www.popularmechanics.com/automotive/new_cars/4255003.html|archive-date=March 21, 2008}} and is a regular contributor to various CNBC shows such as On the Money. Wert splits his time between New York City and metro Detroit.

Wert provided on-screen commentary for the 2011 film Revenge of the Electric Car.{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20111024/quot-revenge-electric-car-quot-kingsreview.htm|title="Revenge of the Electric Car"... the Kings (a review)|date=October 24, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120429030236/http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20111024/quot-revenge-electric-car-quot-kingsreview.htm|archive-date=April 29, 2012}}